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Read More »William Shatner, Susan Orlean, Neil Gaiman Set for Ray Bradbury Read-A-Thon
To mark what would have been author Ray Bradbury’s 100th birthday on August 22nd, the Library of Congress, the Los Angeles Public Library and libraries from across the nation have banded together for a virtual “read-a-thon” dedicated to Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. Actors William Shatner and Rachel Bloom, authors Susan Orlean, …
Read More »'Sputnik' Review: How Do You Say 'Alien' in Russian?
A quick question: How much do you like Alien? Let’s rephrase this slightly: Do you dig Ridley Scott’s masterpiece so much that you’d be perfectly fine watching something that owes a massive debt to it, just to kill time between your 999th and 1000th viewing of the original 1979 groundbreaker? …
Read More »Premios Juventud: Inside America's First Live Awards Show in the Covid-19 Era
Nearly six months after the United States experienced its first outbreak of Covid-19, the virus shows no signs of slowing down. Since then, the entertainment industry as a whole has grappled with the question: How will live events, especially long-standing awards shows, survive the pandemic? While several major awards ceremonies …
Read More »Jimi Hendrix's Early Sixties Guitar Sells for $216,000 at Auction
A guitar that Jimi Hendrix played in the early Sixties — when the guitar god was an R&B sideman and fledgling rocker based in New York City — sold at auction Saturday for $216,000, nearly four times its pre-auction estimate. According to GWS Auctions, Hendrix began playing the Japanese sunburst …
Read More »'Made in Italy' Review: Father-Son Bonding, Under the Tuscan Sun
There’s an indisputable emotional force at the core of this story about an estranged father (Liam Neeson) and son (Micheál Richardson) who travel together to Tuscany to sell a house that neither has seen since the car-crash death of the man’s wife. Made in Italy has nothing to do with …
Read More »Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter Discuss Their Most Excellent Bond as Bill and Ted
Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter chat about their bond as Bill and Ted — and seeing the movie recreated with a new generation — in a new behind-the-scenes featurette for Bill and Ted Face the Music. The short clip opens with producer Scott Kroopf recalling the audition process for the …
Read More »Sam Morrow Previews New Album With Strutting 'Rosarita'
Sam Morrow doubles down on the muscular country-funk of his 2018 album Concrete and Mud with “Rosarita,” the first release from the California performer’s upcoming LP. Titled Gettin’ By on Gettin’ Down, the project is due October 30th via Forty Below Records. Morrow penned “Rosarita” with fellow Californian Jaime Wyatt …
Read More »Taylor Swift's 'Folklore' Sees the Biggest Debut of 2020, and It Isn't Even Close
Taylor Swift‘s surprise eighth albumFolklore makes a shimmering debut atop the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums Chart this week with 852,700units, surpassing Juice WRLD’s Legends Never Die for the biggest first week of any album so far in 2020 by over 300,000 units. The album, which was largely produced by …
Read More »Brothers Osborne Confront Bigotry in New Song 'Hatin' Somebody'
Brothers Osborne cook up a funky groove with an evergreen message in their new song “Hatin’ Somebody,” which will appear on their upcoming album Skeletons. The CMA-winning duo’s third studio project, Skeletons will be released October 9th. Built around sizzling, woozy electric and acoustic slide guitar that recall Sticky Fingers-era …
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